The Sober Motivation Podcast – Real Stories. Real Change.Welcome to The Sober Motivation Podcast, the top-rated recovery podcast inspiring people to quit drinking, stay sober, and build a life they’re proud of. Hosted by Brad McLeod, founder of the Sober Motivation Community, each episode features real sobriety stories, life-changing conversations, and actionable tools to help you overcome addiction and rediscover purpose. Whether you’re new to recovery, sober-curious, or years alcohol-free, this show will help you find the motivation and mindset to keep going—one day at a time. With millions of downloads and a growing global community, Sober Motivation is where hope meets action. Topics include: quitting alcohol, relapse prevention, mindset shifts, personal growth, mental health, community connection, and rebuilding your life after addiction. If you’re ready to live alcohol-free and create real change, follow The Sober Motivation Podcast today—because sobriety isn’t the end of your story, it’s the beginning.
253 episodes transcribedCarly Rogers started drinking alcohol when she was 11 years old. It all started out very innocent and was never intended to become what it ended up be...
Manny was told he had 6 weeks to live and was so confused that nothing could be medically done to improve his situation. Manny had many close calls ov...
Jeff Simone started using substances in his teenage years and once he found prescription pain medications his life started the unraveling process and...
Nate Thompson started playing hockey as a young boy with the dream of making it to the NHL and Nate did exactly that. Nate had his first drink of alco...
Danny Shannon was stuck in addiction for 17 years. What started out as fun at 14 years old would be a long long battle with addiction. Danny had over...
Bruce aka @bwb.positivity was fighting an uphill battle from day 1 coming into this world detoxing off substances. Bruce found a loving family but str...
Brad Garrett from (Everyone Loves Raymond) has been sober since 1997. Due to childhood trauma and other things Brad found he could escape himself wit...
Ryann Cooke started drinking and smoking pot in high school to ease the emotional discomfort she was experiencing. Little did she know that would be ...
Jake "THE SNAKE" Roberts struggled with addiction for many many years. Jake was at the top of the wrestling world one day and hiding from the world t...
Dave had a fairly good upbringing and it wasn’t until he attended a summer camp that he discovered that he was uncomfortable with himself and this was...
Tony hated who he was and found some temporary relief in substances. Tony knew he was headed in the wrong direction and something inside of him made h...
Myles Sexton has had many ups and downs in life. Myles is a work in progress and understood that alcohol and other substances were preventing growth....
A special episode was recorded with the SoberBuddy team talking all things sobriety and the upcoming New Year. Always remember sobriety is possible. T...
Rachel started drinking and using drugs at 14. The substances helped keep her distracted from the internal pain different life events caused. The alco...
Chris knuckles Nilan won the Stanley cup with the Montreal Canadians in 1986 and was a tough hockey player with more than 3,000 career penalty minutes...
Sonya was introduced to substances at 11 years old and found that they worked well to help with the emotional pain she was feeling early on in her lif...
During this short solo episode, I (Brad) share a story about some advice I got as a teenager in rehab that would change my life forever. Fake it until...
Paddy Gleason struggled with an addiction to heroin and pain pills for many years. Paddy was attracted to the lifestyle from an early age and it gave...
Mike found that alcohol would help him forget about his personal insecurities and as a teenager, he found out he loved the way alcohol made him feel....
In this episode, we have Frankie Loyal who has been 20+ years sober. Frankie plays Hank in the hit tv show Mayans and he credits his success to his so...
